The employee entrance is located on the side of the building. The loading dock happens to lead to the door that I enter every weekend for my 10 or so hour shifts.
The loading dock is a rickety wooden thing that probably has not been redone in over 10 years. If there is ever an off premise party, the loading dock is used to, obviously, load the food and supplies for the parties into vans and trucks. Simple process right? Walk through the kitchen door to the outside world (this place refuses to have windows so it is a wonderful sight to see the outside world) However, this old dock was bound to cause problems at some point.
Some waitresses were loading supplies, salads, and other such food into the van one afternoon. All of them probably walked through the door, onto the dock, and into the van about 5 times. Well...the dock must have decided that it hated being walked on....and collapsed under a waitress.
A board split under her feet and she feel straight through the dock. Yes, the dock is only a few feet off the ground, but you think the worst when you see someone fall like that.
Everyone who witnessed this, immediately ran to her with concerned faces. When we get to her side, she is laughing hysterically saying, "This would only happen here!"
So we wasn't hurt at all. And the management at work replaced the hole by placing a skinny table over it, which makes no sense to me. That replacement is just as wobbly as the dock itself. Would it really take a lot of effort to redo a board or two?
Anyway that is my first story from the banquet hall. I decided it would be fun to open up with an employee anecdote. We love our job :)
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i was the first one to see it. It was me and the waitress on the dock and i was getting ready to shut the doors to the van when all of a sudden wham! shes through the dock! I was terrified that she was hurt but she just kept laughing. Couple things...1) if it was anyone taller that fall they wouldve busted their feet or legs up(the waitresses feet never actaully touched the ground cuz shes on the smaller side)...2) if it was me that fell, i would not get up, id ask for someone to call and ambulance, and an attorney....and 3) that table in my opinion is worse! The table is made from old plywood! It is more fragil then the oak wood that the dock is made out of. One day(more than likely in the winter when its frozen) that table is just going to snap on its own. I pray to god no one is on it when that happens
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